And there we have it – the white box from Tuesday’s Valentine’s video contains…
… Richard’s printed debut novel. Here is the whole story as it unfolds:
Well, congratulations, Richard! The novel really looks quite impressive. Richard holds the only available copy – right now. But the book is available for pre-order and will be published in October. I am tempted to buy it because I am curious whether it is significantly different from the audio version.
As for the little clip – I confess I was almost more taken with the cosy Norwegian-style jumper than the book 😊. But I liked the little story that Richard came up with. With the tense music and the slow opening of the box, is anyone else reminded of my The Jacket™️ opening video from year before last? 😂 Anyway, I do hope that Toblerone “sponsored this portion of the video”, as my favourite Youtubers always put it.
If not, they are missing a treat. Or a trick.
ETA: Zedeffeye posted the link to the pre-order site in the comments. You can pre-order the *signed* (!) hardback already, and I have checked, they ship internationally. The book costs GBP 16.99. Shipping to Ireland (and EU-wide, I presume) is an additional GBP 9, so GBP 25.99 in total. International delivery to Canada for instance is GBP 12.50. Here is the link to Waterstones.
So, what about you? Have you listened to the audio book yet? Any plans of buying the book?
Guylty Pleasure 
The Waterstone link is for the ‘Signed Edition’ which they’re offering for the same price as an ‘ordinary’ unsigned edition – £16.99 in the UK + postage which is £3.99 for UK mainland first class. Well done to you for Richard’s nod to your reveal video! 👏🙌❤️ https://www.waterstones.com/book/geneva/richard-armitage/9780571384877
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Oh, that’s great info, Zed. I’ll update my post with it so that it doesn’t get lost in the comments!
Hehe, not sure whether RA really nodded to my reveal video. It may just be a case of “great minds…” 😉😂
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Sure! Yes, please put the Waterstones link in! 🤩🥳 Only joshing re the reveal! 😘
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And now a US publisher on board, so easier to order from Pegasus for the US market?
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https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Geneva/Richard-Armitage/9781639365401
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Definitely easier for US readers to get the book then. Great start to Richard’s career as an author!
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Thanks for the link Zedeffeye! Thanks to you I’ve managed to order a signed copy.
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I’m glad you were able to get the special signed edition! I understand payment is accepted in non UK currency if one pays via PayPal, and shipping overseas too! 👍
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They also accept CC for intl ship orders.
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Good to know! Thanks for sharing! 👍❤️
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Perfect timing. As if Richard waited for Guylty to be back on her blog for the reveal.
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Hehe, well, I doubt that. He had his box ready to open on Tuesday, before I came back 😉
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Well timed ping-pong. Valentines video that you can put in your post the next day and then next video … just admit that you discussed the timing and let us know what will happen next.
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*sniggers* Next thing he will announce a book signing event, followed by a Toblerone party.
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This is what we want to hear. I count on your influence on the man.
The book-signing should be done in Geneva as well. Could be a classy event. I will give you the address of my preferred Fnac store.
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Actually, the official book tour is going to finish in Geneva with a ski trip for all fans, including overnight accommodation in a Swiss chalet.
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I believe whatever you say. And if my belief is strong enough it will become reality.
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Let’s manifest it! *ommmmm*
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Yessss.
I hope I was kneeling long enough. Will do more later while listening to Geneva again.
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Yessss! and in a ski area with a two seater chair lift where everyone can “accidentally” go for the same chair as RA and then “oh hi, sirry, I didn’t recognise you with the helmet and goggles on….” 😁🎿
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Nice detail, Anja 😂.
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And the video already proofs your influence.
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😂
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NF is right, Guiylty, it can’t be a coincidence… 😉. Also, this video is too similar to the one you made (even if your background music was even better). So all the evidence supports our thesis…
Jumper, what jumper? I just noticed it after you wrote about it. Yes, it’s nice. It’s probably already part of the preparations for this book tour with ski trip (great idea, you are planning it very well☺️), that you already knew about and that’s why you noticed the sweater. Yes, it all adds up… 😉 Guilty as charged😅
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Hehe, well, if anything, I am delighted that he had the same idea as me re. big reveals 😉. Great minds think alike and all that.
Well, I have to confess that the idea of a ski trip fills me with horror. I am more of a cross-country type skier… 😬. But the sweater… I am in love ❤️. I love Norwegian style sweaters in any case, but this is a Dale of Norway, *the* classic Norwegian outdoor sweater. And he has got a particularly nice one. I am sorely tempted to splash out €160 and be his sweater twin… https://www.outdoorsports24.com/dale-of-norway-m-myking-sweater
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I knew I’d seen that jumper before. Video interview with Lorraine about Stay Close, Jan 6, 2022. https://youtu.be/Zzg_P2-DQg8
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Ha! Eagle eyes! Well done, Lou. That’s great. (And I have to say I always love it when I see RA re-using his clothes. That’s sensible – and sustainable!)
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😊 Oh I’m sure that for people who had skis on their feets only once in their live (like me) you planned for this ski trip a part with sleds pulled by horses or a cross-country type skier tour. Please reserve for us in advance a place in the sled with the best cast of participants (I’m sure you know what, or more precisely who, I mean) 😉
You would look great as his sweater twin in this very nice sweater. And this jumper will always be fashionable and would probably be worn often because i‘s also practical, which will probably give a good price-to-service ratio eventually. So don’t hesitate too long because the sale will be over. I like these sweaters too, but unfortunately they are almost always made of wool and not cotton, and even the slightest bit of wool gives me a very uncomfortable feeling on my skin (not sure like it will feel with this merino wool). Let us know how you look in your new jumper.
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I have listened to the book twice and it was as great a run through the second time as it was the first. I too would like to own the book but I am in Canada and it seems to take forever for his stuff to be available. But I live in hope…
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I’ve only listened once, but maybe I’ll put it on again when crafting.
I just checked a pre-order link that Zedeffeye had posted here in the comments, and it looks as if it can be pre-ordered from the UK for the same publication date. So, theoretically you could get it that way…
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Also available in the States For preorder from Amazon with free shipping though probably not autographed.
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Good stuff – so at least it will be easily obtainable everywhere! Thanks for the info!
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I’ve just pre-ordered the Kindle edition, which will also be available on 12th October, cost £7.99. It doesn’t get charged to your account until then either. I think I’ll treat myself to a signed hardback as well – I normally only buy Kindle books, audiobooks, or occasionally paperbacks these days, but this is a bit special.
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Indeed it is. I’m sure the pre-sales will boost the whole book big time!
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Oh, and if people need to save a bit of money and aren’t fussed about having a signed copy, Amazon are doing unsigned hardback copies for £14.99 with free delivery on publication day for the UK and Republic of Ireland. If you pre-order, they will also guarantee you the lowest price that appears on their site for the item between you making the order and the publication date.
I haven’t checked what they are doing in any other country sites.
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That’s a great deal. Thanks for that!
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I checked Amazon 2 hrs ago and didn’t see it listed. I guess the title alone isn’t enough to bring it up. Personally I think it’s worth only $5 extra (incl. shipping) to get the signed copy from the UK. The trade off is a longer wait. But if Pegasus offers the same edition domestically, you can always cancel the Waterstones order. Or, if Rich decides to hold a book signing in NYC, I’ll gladly purchase another copy for him to sign. 😊
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Yeah, I was thinking that too. The signed copy would be easily worth it.
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I’ve listened to the book twice on audible before my trial period ran out🥰. I loved it. My pre order of the CD arrived today & I’ve now pre ordered the hard back through Amazon. I might have to go back to work to afford ago the tasty RA merchandise available 🤣. How hoping that he’ll do a book signing in due course
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😂 hehe, it can be a costly addiction… and now add the travel costs to the book signing 😉
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🤣🤣well if it’s in London that’s not too expensive but if the rail strikes continue it might be an issue as I’ll need to book YHA accommodation if I can get it.
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I listened to the novel twice but in the video I was looking more at his arms and hands 🥰 I’m a bit on two minds of ordering the signed copy atm.
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His fuzzy arms certainly stood out to me, too.
I haven’t really made up my mind whether I want to order a signed copy. I *would* like to read the book, but I am stingy about hardback copies 😂. OTOH a signed copy would be cool. Hm. I’ll see.
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Yes, I’m also a bit stingy about hardbacks 🙂
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I just pre-ordered the signed version 🙂
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I’m still undecided…
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Great news and great stuff indeed! Still … why put the Matterhorn on the cover prominently rather than Mont Blanc? Because Mont Blanc is too French, not impressive enough or doesn’t look that peaky as a toblerone bar? Questions, questions, questions… Sorry to be cheeky. Who would have thought there’d be a printed Armitage for our bookshelf at any rate? Big congrats to him! He might have to cling to that sweater during his reading tours. 😁
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Oh, that is a very good point, Nell. It had not occurred to me, but you are dead right. But then again, neither Matterhorn nor Mont Blanc are that close to Geneva… Hehe, maybe your Toblerone theory is right!
And yes, that sweater is *chefskiss*. (If he’d donate that to a fundraiser, I’d bid on it 😂)
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I arge it is not the Right mountain on the cover . Mont Blanc is the most impressive to be seen from Geneva. Seems more logic to me. But it is in France.
I assume Matterhorn is more linked to Switzerland by most people.
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Yep, the quintessential Swiss mountain.
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That’s probably the reason. Plus the Toblerone look-a-like. 😉😁
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Marketing-wise Matterhorn might be the better choice , but I wonder of this is at odds with the authors wish for correct details.
I assume Richard is used to accept this kind of issues in his professional life. Still would be interested how far he was involved in the cover design .
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I suspect he didn’t have much say in it. With his usual penchant for getting things right, *and* the fact that he should know the topography of Switzerland thanks to his skiing excursions, he surely would’ve known that the Matterhorn isn’t his location…
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That cheeky grin. He knows. He knows how much we love him. (And maybe he’s finally accepting it and not as frightened by it?)
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*giggles* yeah, I enjoyed that little dead pan look.
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I really like how he´s showing off in that reveal clip 🥰 and now that you mentioned it it does look like your reveal video of The Jacket 😉, I admit I didn´t notice… I think i will order a signed copy, that makes it even more special than it already is 😊.
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A signed copy certainly makes for a great piece of fan memorabilia 👍
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That´s it!
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I think the black tissue paper is his book’s box is a direct nod to the black leather jacket in G’s box. He’s making a reference/sly joke. To his fans, who will understand it! Does that make the black tissue paper an “easter egg?” We all giggle, and everyone else thinks “yo, this bro’ likes black….”
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😂 that almost sounds like a conspiracy theory 😉
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Wow, what a thought but it does make sense to me, it´s something I think he would do 👍.
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Dear Sonja, that was exactly what I thought. The Guy jacket opening video during that glorious summer. So many surprises!!! I will pre order the signed book too. And yes, he is very handsome in that jumper and wearing his eye glasses. I hope you are all well…
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With the glasses and the polo necked jumper he really looked like a serious author. Haha, could’ve fooled me. I am having Hemingway visions. Nah, just joking. I always love a casual look on him, and this time I even approve of the jumper.
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I have already pre-ordered the signed version 🙂 I loved the reveal, and like you I certainly noticed the jumper. I hope he’ll do some book signing sessions in the UK, that would be awesome.
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Good stuff. Lots of pre-sales for Richard. That’ll really work in his favour.
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So much to enjoy in such a short little video…close up of his hands, fuzzy forearms, that look over the top of the book then munching into the Toblerone. Oh yes, Armitagebesotted, he knows what he’s doing!!
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A carefully scripted little video. He firmly had his producer hat on 🎩
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Pre-oredred. Can’t wait!
*kisses and hugs for all Guylty family* ❤
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Richard must be so thrilled to have his book published and it is bound to sell really well. Yes, it really did look like a reference to the Gisborne jacket with the crumpled black tissue paper. I am absolutely appalled though that he is chewing that Toblerone bar with his mouth open- disgusting – and probably making mmoahh, mmoahh noises! (I’m sure it was done for comic effect really).
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Yes, it must be really thrilling to hold a printed copy of his book in his hands.
That Toblerone… he really must love it…
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Some “archeology” news for you to study and comment Sonja!
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😂 That’s a good one! Should be forwarded to Richard! Thanks, A!
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Yes, I agree and allow you to send it to him 🙂
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Sure! La formule des Tablerone au chocolat au lait comporte des composants discutables pour quelqu’un qui se préoccupe de rester svelte.
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It does indeed and questionable components too for who can’t stay slim, like me!
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‘Those who can’t stay slim’ I meant.
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Sure! La formule des Tablerone au chocolat au lait comporte des composants discutables pour quelqu’un qui se préoccupe de rester svelte.
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Doof, dass Toblerone den Berg nun nicht mehr auf der Verpackung haben darf, weil sie Teile der Produktion ins Ausland verlagern.
Hoffentlich hat RA seine Packung MIT gut aufgehoben und nicht verputzt. Wer weiß, was die irgendwann mal wert ist. Bestimmt genauso viel wie der Zwergen-Cappuccino 😉
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